<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday mourned the demise of former Union minister Jaswant Singh, and extended her condolences to his family and admirers.</p>.<p>Singh, a close associate of ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died in Delhi on Sunday following a long spell of illness. He was 82.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/rip-jaswant-singh-political-figures-condole-death-of-former-union-minister-893655.html" target="_blank">RIP Jaswant Singh: Political figures condole death of former Union Minister</a></strong></p>.<p>"Saddened at the passing away of former Defence Minister and one of India's longest-serving parliamentarians, Jaswant Singh Ji. My condolences to his family and his many admirers," the chief minister tweeted.</p>.<p>A nine-term MP, Singh held defence, finance and external affairs portfolios in the Vajpayee government. He was elected from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 2009. </p>
<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday mourned the demise of former Union minister Jaswant Singh, and extended her condolences to his family and admirers.</p>.<p>Singh, a close associate of ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died in Delhi on Sunday following a long spell of illness. He was 82.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/rip-jaswant-singh-political-figures-condole-death-of-former-union-minister-893655.html" target="_blank">RIP Jaswant Singh: Political figures condole death of former Union Minister</a></strong></p>.<p>"Saddened at the passing away of former Defence Minister and one of India's longest-serving parliamentarians, Jaswant Singh Ji. My condolences to his family and his many admirers," the chief minister tweeted.</p>.<p>A nine-term MP, Singh held defence, finance and external affairs portfolios in the Vajpayee government. He was elected from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 2009. </p>